Music-leaf turner



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y, MUSIC LEAF TURNER. No. 358,679. 1,'1887.

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MUSIC LEAF TURNER.

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N. PETERS, Fhofn-Llmgnpher. Washington. D4 C UNrTaD STATES PATENT oAsrna LANDGRF, or carence, njLiNois.

MUSEO-LEAF TURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 358,679, dated March 1,1857

Application filed October 5, i886. Serial No 215,408. (No model.l

To all whom, it may concern.-

rIhi's rod 8 is passed through holes oi' cen- Be it known that I, CASPER LANDGRAF, a trai hub, 5, and plate 7, which holes being on subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and Stale of Illinois, liave invented certain new land useful Improvements in Music-Leal' Turners, of which the following is aspeciiication. rel'erence being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to devices for facilitating and accelerating the turning ofthe leaves of sheet-music by the performer while playing on piano`or another musical instrument; and it has for its object to provide an attachment :if or apparatus that is adapted to hold the book, and has arms con necting with the several leaves ot' the book, and that is arranged so that by touching a conveniently-placed handle the leaves will be turned automatically in their successive order. For that purpose my invention consists of thelnovel devices and combinations of devices, hereinafter described and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings,Figure l represents aperspective view of the entire apparatus with sheet-music attached; Fig. 2, an edge View of the same in position before or alter turning a leaf. Fig. 3 is a partial edge view in position of disengaging one of the arms for turning a leaf;A Fig. 4, a plan View ofthe apparatus; Fig. 5, a longitudinal section on line a0 x in Fig. et ofthe arm-holdingtube and rings; Fig. 6, atransverse section of the same; Fig. 7, a sectional end View ofthe same; Fig. S, a cross-section on line y y in Fig. 2 ofthe bookholding clamp, and Fig. 9 a detached view of one of the leaf-holding clamps.

Similar reference-characters in the several figures of the drawings designate like parts.

Theframe of the apparatus is composed of bottom bar, l, and topbar, 2, both having eyes to their ends for securing them proper distance apart by vertical rods 3, rigidly fixed in bar l, and detachably connected with bar 2 by thumbnuts et.l The center of upper bar, 2, has a hub, 5, having an annular groove in its upper face for inserting one end of a cylindrical tube, 6, the opposite end of which is covered by a circular plate, 7, also having an annular groove for engaging such tube 6. The tube 6 is clamped between hub 5 and plate 7 by the end of rod 8 between collar 9 of such rod and screw-nut an eccentric position and close to the rear wall of tube 6, and through the center of such hub 5, tube 6, and plate 7 is passed a spindle, ll, having a squared end for engaging awindingkey, and being held from lateral play by head l2 and collar 13, and between head l2 and hub 5 is rigidly secured upon such spindle a ratchet-wheel, -l, engaging a pawl, l5, which is pivotally secured against the face ot' hub 5 by a screw, 16, and is held in engagementwith ratchet-wheel I4 byaleaf-sprng, 17. The rod S extends downwarchwith its lower extremity entering a central hub, 18, ot' bar l, into which it is secured by a set screw, 19, and upon this rod are pivoted the eyed arms 2O ol' two'jawplates, 2l, that are pushed toward each otherr by a spiral spring, 22, in a manner to forni a clamp for holding the l'olded edge of the musicsheets 23.

Upon tube 6 are sleeved aseiies of rings, 24, each with a protuberance,into which is secured a wire arm, 25, and upon spindle l1 are secured and coiled a series of springs, 26, the exterior ends of which are passed through slots 27,semicircularly cut into tube 6, and are then secured each such spring to a ring, 24C, in a manner that by turning spindle ll all the springs 26 are wound up simultaneously, and that each such arm 25 will be swung by its spring one-half of a revolution.

Upon bar2 are secured two seniieircnlarbowplates, 28 and 29, being concentric with spindle ll and sufficiently apart toi'orni guides lor the radial arms 25, all of which arms are bent angularly from their rings 24, to be radially in line with each other and in successive position between bow-plates 28 and 29.

Upon the extremity of each radial arm 25 is rigidly secured a jaw-plate, 30, the other jawplate, 3l, being pivoted to plate SO, with a spring, 32, inserted between the tail ends of such plates to push them apart, and thereby Ato press the down ends upon each other, thus forming clamps that will hold each the upper exterior edge of a leaf of sheet-music.

Bow-plate 29 is notched outto form ashoulder, 83, behind which the several arms 25 are turned and locked against the tension ofsprings 26, and a small lever, 34, pivoted at about its center against the inward 'face of bow-plate 29,

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has to its outward swinging end a projection, 35, that moves in line with shoulder 33, while its opposite swinging end has formed an eye for connecting a rod, 36,whieh extends to bar 1, where it is passed through loop 37 of such bar 1, having formed to its lower extremity a curved handle with a knob, 38. A spiral spring, 39, surrounding such rod 36 between a cross-pin thereofand loop 37, pushes such bar upward and holds the projection 35 of lever 34 out of contact with arms 25; but with pulling rod 36 downward the lever 34 is swung in the direction that its projection 35 will push the uppermost arm 25, that is in actual coutaet with shoulder 33, from under such shoulder, thereby liberating it to be acted upon by its sprinCT 26, when such arm 25, with the leaf of sheet-music connected, will be turnedto the opposite side.

Studs 40, projecting from the under side of bar 1, are to be inserted into corresponding holes bored into the sheetsupporting strip of the music-stand, fordetachably holding the attachment on its proper position thereon.

The music-sheets being secured with their folded or binding edge between the clampjaws 21, each leaf thereof is coupled to one of the arms 25 by clamps 30 3l in proper successive order, and the springs 26 being wound up and movement.

Then desirable, the rod 3G may be connected in a convenient manner with a treadle for operating the leaf-turner by a depression with the foot.

\Vhat I claim is- In a leaf-turner, the combinatiomwith clamp 21, of slotted tube 6, spindle 11, springs 26,and rings 24. with arms 25 and clamps 3() 31, all substantially as set forth, to operate as specified.

In testimony whereof' I ai'iix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CASPER LANDGRAF.

XVitne/sses:

NVM. H. Lo'rz, OTTO LUBKERT. 

